2007-08 (Sophomore):

Competing in six different individual events, Melissa greatly improved on her already successful freshman season. Her strongest finishes came at the end of the season during the February Big West Championships. There McGhee established three new personal bests in the 100 Back (58.53) when she finished 10th overall, the 200 Back (2:03.93) finishing sixth overall and in second among Pacific swimmers, as well as in the 100 Fly (56.95) to give her ninth place and second for all Pacific swimmers.

2006-07 (Freshman):

Melissa added depth for the Tigers as a freshman, swimming in six different events for the Tigers. Her best performance of the season was in the 100 Fly as her season best time of 1:01.15 was the third fastest for the Tigers. McGhee's best individual finish of the year came at a January meet at Cal State Bakersfield recording a season best time of 55.19 in the 100 Free to finish fourth in the event. McGhee also recorded personal best time of 25.16 in the 50 Free, 1:54.19 in the 200 Free, 58.73 in the 100 Back, and 2:08.26 in the 200 back.

High School:

Melissa attended St. Francis High School in Sacramento, Calif., where she competed in swimming and water polo. In water polo she was named her team's MVP and earned the coach's award as a senior. In swimming, Melissa was an All-American in the 100 Back and in the 400 Free Relay.

Personal:

Melissa McGhee was born in Elk Grove, Calif., and she is the daughter of Kelly and Kim McGhee. Melissa has one sibling, Matt (22), and four step-siblings, Adam (24), Matt (22), Zach (16) and Melissa (14). Melissa is an exploratory major in her third year at Pacific.